Hello everyone: We continue in our walk through Psalm 91 as we adjust, react and process all the news regarding COVID 19. Today we look...
Dear Friends: As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to spread around the world and spill into our community, it is vital for us to keep...
Good morning SVBC family and friends. Today I am thankful for the sunshine. Yesterday morning I awoke to a closed in foggy start to the...
Dear SVBC family: This Sunday, I will be preaching on Psalm 91. But I also want to share with you some encouragement from this passage...
It’s Monday morning and my devotional for today talked about waiting. Psalm 40:1 states “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to...
This morning while I waited for my car to get an oil change, I heard a morning radio show talk about living within the confines of the...
Over the past 24 hours, I think I had my first official mental freak out about everything going on. I received several pieces of bad...
I think we continue with this approach to life into adulthood. We may put on a brave face when we’re in front of other people. We keep...
Every day this week, I have heard about someone receiving lay off notices from their work because of this crisis. I was laid off in a...
Your heavenly Father knows your needs – Matthew 6:32-33 Yesterday, we talked about the reality that many have experienced this past...
Psalm 42:1-5 – (NIV)1 As the deer pants for streams of water,so my soul pants for you, my God.2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living...
Thankfully, God has provided the Psalms to help us navigate such times. One Bible Scholar named Walter Brueggemann said this about...
Today I want to talk about help. This Sunday, I will be speaking from Psalm 121. It starts out like this. “I lift up my eyes to the...
“He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” I...
“Pray without ceasing.” Early in my pastoral ministry, I sought our more experienced and seasoned pastors. I wanted to learn what they...
Earlier this week we talked about how God never sleeps. But sometimes it seems like that’s the only explanation. We go through stuff...
“When things get back to normal” – That’s one phrase I’ve been hearing frequently over these days. “We need to keep these measures in...
Here’s a quick summary of today’s message if you weren’t able to join us live. Psalm 121 is known as the traveler’s psalm. Ancient...
Whenever Easter week arrives, I like to try to imagine what Jesus went through each day. It reminds me again of His incredible...
What do you think of spending a lot of money to buy a gift for someone else? I remember talking with a pastor friend of mine once. He...
